Baseball

Boys of Summer: Pryor earns first win in no-hitter

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. --- Former Tennessee Tech pitcher Stephen
Pryor earned his first major league win as he took part in
Seattle’s 1-0, no-hit victory over the Los Angeles
Dodgers.

Pryor was one of six different pitchers used in Seattle’s
win over the Dodgers, where he struck out one batter.

Pryor is one of six Golden Eagles currently playing professional
baseball with two others in Double-A, two in Advanced Single-A and
one in short season Single-A.

Stephen Pryor – Seattle Mariners

Pryor has made five appearances since he got called up from the
Tacoma Rainiers last week and has tallied one win and five
strikeouts. His first career win came in during the Mariners’
no-hit victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he struck out
one batter. He has thrown five innings at the major league level
and has a 1.80 ERA.

Liberatore has appeared in four games over the last two weeks
and has thrown a total of 6.2 innings. During that stretch he has
posted three strikeouts, while allowing six hits. This season,
Liberatore has put together a 3-3 record, with 15 strikeouts and
two saves, in 32 innings with the Biscuits.

In the last two weeks, Dennick has thrown 10 innings in three
appearances for the Naturals. He has struck out nine batters during
that stretch and earned his second win since earning his promotion.
He has now appeared in seven games at the Double-A level and has a
2-1 record with 17 strikeouts and a save in 21.1 innings
pitched.

Kirby-Jones has been on fire in his last 10 games as he has put
together a .361 batting average, with 13 hits, two home runs and 10
RBIs. He has five multi-hit games in his last 10 and has driven in
at least one RBI in six of his last 10 games as well. He is tied
for the team-lead in home runs this season with 12 and is second on
the team with 40 RBIs.

Oberacker has batted .311 in his last 10 games, as he has posted
14 hits, including six doubles and a triple. He has posted a hit in
nine of his last 10 games and has scored five runs and stolen four
bases. On the season, he is batting .278 with three home runs and
15 RBIs.